Lesson 2 Flashcards
(181 cards)
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Word parts
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smaller parts that are very important in learning medical terminology
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root word
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the basic component of the terms used to communicate
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prefix
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a word part added to the beginning of a root word
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suffix
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a word part added to the end of a root word
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compound words
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Words made up of two or more root words are called ___
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combining vowel
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joins a root word to other word parts
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acr/o
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extremity, tip
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aden/o
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gland
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append/o, appendic/o
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appendix
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arteri/o
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artery
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arthr/o
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joint
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bi/o
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living thing, life
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cardi/o
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heart,
upper part of stomach
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col/o, colon/o
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large intestine, colon
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crani/o
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skull
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cyst/o
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sac of fluid, bladder
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cyt/o
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cell
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derm/o, dermat/o
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skin
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duct/o
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carry
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enter/o
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small intestine
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gastr/o
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stomach
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gen/o
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giving rise to, creating
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gloss/o
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tongue
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glyc/o
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sugar
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hem/o, hemat/o
blood
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hepat/o
liver
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hist/o
tissue
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hydr/o
water, fluid
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leuk/o
white
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lith/o
stone
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muc/o
mucus
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my/o
muscle
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myel/o
bone marrow, spinal cord
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neur/o
nerve
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norm/o
proper, rule
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oste/o
bone
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path/o
disease
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ped/o
child, infant, foot
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pulmon/o
lung
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ren/o
kidney
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secti/o
cut into
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splen/o
spleen
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tens/o
pressure
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the/o
put
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therm/o
heat
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thorac/o
chest
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thromb/o
clot
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ven/o
vein
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a/ (also an/)
without, absent
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ab/
away from
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ac/
toward, near
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ad/
toward, near
(same as ac/)
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anti/
against, opposed
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brady/
slower than usual
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cata/
negative, down
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de/
lessened, removed
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dia
through
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ec/ (also ex/)
outside, outer
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ecto/ (also exo/)
outside, outer
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en/, end/o
within
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epi/
upon, in addition
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hemi/
half
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hyper/
increased, above
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hypo/
decreased, below
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in/
into; not
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infra/
inferior to, below
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inter/
between
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intra/
within
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macro/
gross, large
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micro/
small, tiny
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pan/
all, every
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para/
beside, beyond
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per/
through
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peri/
around, surrounding
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post/
after, past
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pre/
before
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re/
again, back
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retro/
behind, back
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sub/
under, inferior to
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tachy/
faster than usual
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/ac (adjective)
relating to
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/al (adjective)
relating to
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/algia (noun)
pain
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/ar (adjective)
relating to
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/ary (adjective)
relating to
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/centesis (noun)
withdrawing fluid
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/cyte (noun)
cell
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/eal (adjective)
relating to
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/ectomy (noun)
removal
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/emia or /hemia (noun)
throughout the blood
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/grade (adjective)
go
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/gram (noun)
picture, record, tracing
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/graph (noun)
instrument that creates a
picture or recording
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/graphy (noun)
process of creating a
picture, record, tracing
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/ia (noun)
condition
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/iac (adjective)
relating to
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/ic (adjective)
relating to
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/ior (adjective)
relating to
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/ism (noun)
situation, process, condition
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/ist (noun)
one who does
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/itis, /itic
(noun) (adjective)
inflammation
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/ium (noun)
structure
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/logy (noun)
study of; also used as
a root word—log/o
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/megaly (noun)
enlargement
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/meter (noun)
distance measure,
instrument to measure
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/oid (adjective)
like
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/ose (adjective)
like, relating to (also suffix for
chemical name for sugar)
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/opsy (noun)
look at
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/osis (noun)
pathologic condition
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/ous (adjective)
relating to
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/pathy (noun)
disease process
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/scope (noun)
instrument to see through
or with
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/stasis (noun)
control, hold in
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/tic (adjective)
relating to
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/y (noun)
process of
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noun
the name of a person, place or thing.
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adjective
a word that describes a noun
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noun suffixes
Suffixes that make a word a noun are called ______
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adjective suffixes
Suffixes that make a word an adjective are called ____
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combined suffix
Often a root word + suffix combination can itself be used as a word ending. You can think of this as a
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abbreviations
Healthcare professionals frequently use shortened versions of longer words or phrases. These shortened versions of words and phrases are called _____
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X-substitutions
use one letter, followed by the letter x
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a
before
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a.c.
before meals
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āā, aa
of each
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ad lib
as desired
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a.m.
morning
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b.i.n.
twice a night
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b.i.d.
twice a day
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Bx
biopsy
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c
with
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Dx
diagnosis
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Fx
fracture
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h, hr
hour
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h.s.
hour of sleep (bedtime)
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Hx
history
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No., #
number
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noct.
in the night
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non rep
do not repeat, no refills
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n.p.o.
nothing by mouth (nulla per os)
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p
after
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p.c.
after meals
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ped
pediatric
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p.m.
afternoon
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p.o.
by mouth
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p.r.n.
as needed
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q.
every
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q.#h
every # of hours
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q.a.m.
every morning
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q.h.
every hour
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q.s.
quantity sufficient, as much as you need
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q.i.d.
four times a day
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Rx
prescription
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s
without
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stat
immediately
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Sx
symptoms
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t.i.d.
three times a day
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Tx
treatment
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AD, AS, AU
“right ear,” “left ear,” “each ear”
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OD, OS, OU
“right eye,” “left eye,” “each eye”
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BT
“bedtime”
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D/C
“discharge” and “discontinue”
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IJ
“injection”
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IN
“intranasal” or “NAS”
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HS
“half-strength”
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hs
“bedtime”
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OD, o.d.
“daily”
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OJ
“orange juice”
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Per os
“PO,” “by mouth,” “orally”
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qhs
“nightly”
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qn
“nightly” or “at bedtime”
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q1d
“daily”
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q6PM
“daily at 6 PM”
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SC, SQ, sub q
“subcut” or “subcutaneously”
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ss
“sliding scale,” “one-half” or “1/2”
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SSRI
“sliding scale”
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SSI
“sliding scale insulin”
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i/d
“1 daily”
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TWI, twi
“3 times weekly
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UD
“as directed”
